Classes • Workshops • Achievement Testing

Write Worthy works in partnership with home schools
to assist parents with teaching and inspiring students to write.

Nestled among the homes and trees on the west side of Portland, Oregon,
Write Worthy is a place where Christian home schooling families find
support, friendship, and help with teaching writing.

In the cozy atmosphere of a Christian home classroom, small groups of children
meet for classes and workshops. Guided by a caring and experienced teacher, they explore
God's incredible creation of the English language, learn strategies, practice techniques, and
find out what it means to have fun working hard - as they develop strong writing skills.

Write Worthy provides classes and workshops, as well as spring achievement testing.

Writing Classes
Writing Jumpstart • Joyful Writing • Writing & Literature • Writing & Publishing Stories • Powerful Paragraphs • Riveting Reports

Write Worthy classes provide a writing curriculum that allows your child to go deep - spending an entire year working toward mastery and learning to enjoy writing within a particular structure. We've experienced great success with teaching writing with this immersion approach, and invite you to explore what Write Worthy has to offer.

The year-long classes provide ongoing lessons, curriculum, and support for teaching writing at home. Write Worthy students enjoy the group activities and friendships with classmates, and they benefit by the instruction from and accountability to a professional teacher. Meanwhile, parents appreciate assignments for home school lessons and a teacher's ongoing support. To round-off the classroom experience, we also enjoy creating a yearbook, going on field trips, and delighting our families with a big year-end student presentation.

Classes meet for two hours, once a week, mid-September through late May. Follow the links on the Classes page, and contact us for more information.

2008-09 Classes

Jumpstart for Writing (grade 1 / ages 6-7)

Writing and Literature (grades 3-4 / ages 8-9)

Writing and Publishing Stories (grades 4-5 / ages 9-11)

Powerful Paragraphs! (grades 5-6 / ages 10-12)

Riveting Reports! (grades 6-7 / ages 11-13)

Science: Swimming Creatures (grades 6-7 / ages 11-13)

Write Worthy Workshops!

Bookmaking • Poetry • Emailing • Letters • Journaling • Stories • Mysteries • Spelling • Grammar • Calligraphy • Penmanship

Write Worthy Workshops are fun one-day classes that provide enrichment and encouragement for the development of writing skills and writing-related arts. Tuition ranges from $30-$60 per student per class, depending on the length of class and materials required. Watch our Workshops page for more information. Register early to secure a place!

Coming up!

Writing
Heartwarming Thank You’s - Gr 4-8,  Friday, January 9
Poetry and Bookmaking: Haiku, Onomatopoeia, Snowflake Book - Gr 4-6, Friday, January 23
Strategies for Essay Questions - Gr 6-8, Thursday, February 12
Poetry and Bookmaking: Diamante, Alliteration, Laced Book - Gr 4-6, Friday, March 13

Bookmaking
Holiday Bookmaking - Gr 5-8, Friday, December 5
Bookmaking through History (Friday Nights!) - Gr 5-8, 3rd Fridays, January -April
(Jan 16 - BC Books / Feb 20 - Folded Books / Mar 20 - Stab Bindings / Apr 17 - Codex)

Science and Crafts
Flowers, Flowers, Flowers: Bookmaking, Science, and Crafts - Gr 4-8 (girls!), Friday, April 10

Achievement Testing

An achievement test can be a helpful tool for home school parents. Besides testing for the State requirement in grades 3, 5, 8, and 10, many home schooling families test every year. For students, it provides valuable experience and practice with a formal test environment as well as accountability for the subject matter of the school year. (Some families use the test date as a marker for the end of the school year / graduation to the next grade level.) For parents, the measurement of achievement provides peace in knowing that acceptable progress is being accomplished through their home schooling efforts.

At Write Worthy, we offer the CAT each spring and summer. Students take the test in a small group (or privately) in our home classroom - softening the formality of an achievement test with an environment that feels safe and relaxed.

The testing fee, of just $35, covers the group test session, test scores (mailed to parents, with an extra copy for ESD, if needed), and a diagnostic profile. The profile, which provides a list of skills covered on the test with the items the student missed identified, is valuable for home schooling parents.

Follow the links on the Testing page for more information about tests available and tips for test preparation. Choose a date and contact us for reservations.

Small Group Test Dates - Spring and Summer, 2008

*Afternoon session

Write Worthy is located in the Rock Creek area, near 185th/Hwy 26.

Through professional instruction by a caring teacher
for small groups of students in a home classroom setting,
you'll find support for your home school
at Write Worthy!

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